Where does “portparol” come from?
portparol (Serbo-Croatian) comes from French porte-parole, from French Parole, from Middle French parole, from Old French parole, from Vulgar Latin paraula, from Late Latin parabola, from Latin parabola, from Ancient Greek παραβολή — horse.
portparol (Serbo-Croatian): spokesman one who speaks as the voice of a group of people
Definitions
- spokesman one who speaks as the voice of a group of people
Ancestry of “portparol”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | porte-parole | spokesperson; spokesman, spokeswoman |
| 2 | French | Parole | Word |
| 3 | Middle French | parole | word |
| 4 | Old French | parole | word; the right to speak |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | paraula | — |
| 6 | Late Latin | parabola | parable, speech; speech; A comparison,... |
| 7 | Latin | parabola | A comparison, illustration, likeness; An... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | παραβολή | a placing of two things side by side,... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | παραβάλλω | to compare; to set side by side; I set side by... |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | πᾰρᾰ- | near; next to; by, near |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | παρά | |
| 12 | Latin | verēdus | A fast or light breed of horse; courier's horse; hunter |
| 13 | Gaulish | werēdos | horse |
| 14 | Proto-Celtic | *uɸoreidos | horse |